Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 提訴, from (to put forward) + (lawsuit).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeso
McCune–Reischauer?cheso
Yale Romanization?ceyso

Noun

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제소 (jeso) (hanja 提訴)

  1. (law) filing (a civil case)

Usage notes

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This word is only used for civil cases. For criminal cases, 기소(起訴) (giso, indictment) and 고소(告訴) (goso, complaint) are used instead.